When will the next Doctor Who be announced?
JODIE Whittaker is rumoured to be leaving her role as the Doctor, leaving space for a new face to take on the iconic role.
Everyone's on their toes to find out when the new Doctor Who will be announced.
When will the next Doctor Who be announced?
As of yet, we have no date confirmed for the announcement.
However, the BBC has confirmed that the long-awaited reveal will occur in the coming months.
A spokesperson said: “We will announce plans for the new generation of Doctor Who in due course – watch this space!”
Russell T Davies, who's been confirmed to return as a showrunner for the next series, told that he had already written some episodes.
But when asked who the next Doctor is, he refused to answer, saying he hasn't cast anyone yet.
"We’re just starting auditions.”
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Davies’ shock return as Doctor Who showrunner was confirmed back in September.
He is taking over from Chris Chibnall after three specials which will round off Whittaker’s chapter as the Doctor.
“I’m beyond excited to be back on my favourite show,” Davies said in a statement.
Who could be the new Doctor?
As fans are getting ready to say goodbye to the first female Doctor, bets are on for who will be cast next in the iconic role.
While actor Michael Sheen has crushed the hopes of some fans regarding rumours naming him as the next Doctor, he is "very flattered" to be considered, Olly Alexander and Lydia West are currently the bookies favourites.
In an interview airing on BBC Radio 1, Jodie Whittaker, the current Doctor, said: “If we had the power to choose, I’m going to pick an actress who I think is really exciting and I think would be phenomenal, an actress called Lydia West."
Here are some other bookies favourites to take on the role:
- It’s A Sin star Omari Douglas
- I May Destroy You actress Michaela Coel
- T'Nia Miller, known for playing Hannah Grose in The Haunting of Bly Manor
- IT Crowd's Richard Ayoade
How long has Jodie Whittaker played the Doctor?
In 2017, the long-running BBC drama achieved a milestone by casting the show’s first ever female lead, actress Jodie Whittaker.
First appearing the eleventh series, Whittaker played the Thirteenth reincarnation of the Doctor until the end of the thirteenth series.
Whittaker and showrunner Chris Chibnall stated they are both leaving the show following the three specials, airing throughout 2022.
Chibnall said: "Jodie and I made a 'three series and out' pact with each other at the start of this once-in-a-lifetime blast.
"So now our shift is done, and we're handing back the Tardis keys."
The actress and the team are returning to TV screens in the upcoming New Year’s Day special Doctor Who: Eve of the Daleks.
Who else has played Doctor Who?
Since the series was first broadcast in 1963, thirteen actors have portrayed the iconic Time Lord.
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With the arrival of a new, fourteenth Doctor in 2022, here's everyone who has played the role before:
- William Hartnell as the First Doctor (1963–1966)
- Patrick Troughton as the Second Doctor (1966–1969)
- Jon Pertwee as the Third Doctor (1970–1974)
- Tom Baker as the Fourth Doctor (1974–1981)
- as the Fifth Doctor (1982–1984)
- Colin Baker as the Sixth Doctor (1984–1986)
- Sylvester McCoy as the Seventh Doctor (1987–1989)
- Paul McGann as the Eighth Doctor (1996)
- Christopher Eccleston as the Ninth Doctor (2005)
- David Tennant as the Tenth Doctor (2005–2010)
- Matt Smith as the Eleventh Doctor (2010–2013)
- Peter Capaldi as the Twelfth Doctor (2014–2017)
- Jodie Whittaker as the Thirteenth Doctor (2017–present)